Chapter 5

Question 1

ascending reticular activating system

Answer 1

different fibers running through the reticular formation the influence physiological arousal

Question 2

biological rhythms

Answer 2

periodical fluctuations in physiological functioning

Question 3

cannabis

Answer 3

the hemp plant from which marijuana, hashish, and THC are derived

Question 4

circadian rhythyms

Answer 4

24 hour biological cycles found in humans and other species, control sleep schedule

Question 5

dissociation

Answer 5

splitting off of mental processes into two separate, simultaneous streams of awareness

Question 6

electroencephalograph (EEG)

Answer 6

monitors electrical activity of brain by use of recording electrodes attached to surface of scalp

Question 7

electromyograph (EMG)

Answer 7

records muscular activity and tension

Question 8

hallucinogens

Answer 8

drugs that distort sensory and perceptual experience

Question 9

latent content

Answer 9

Freud, hidden meaning of events in a dream

Question 10

lucid dreams

Answer 10

dreams in which people can think clearly about the circumstances of waking life and the fact that they are dreaming

Question 11

manifest content

Answer 11

freud, plot of a dream at surface level

Question 12

MDMA

Answer 12

drug related to amphetamines and hallucinogens , especially mescaline, called ecstacy

Question 13

narcotics

Answer 13

drugs derived from opium, relieve pain

Question 14

neurogenesis

Answer 14

formation of new neurons in the brain

Question 15

night terrors

Answer 15

abrupt wakings from NREM sleep with autonomic arousal and panic

Question 16

nightmares

Answer 16

REM sleep, anxiety-arousing

Question 17

non-REM sleep (NREM)

Answer 17

stages 1-4, no rapid eye movement, little dreaming

Question 18

psychoactive drugs

Answer 18

chemical substances that modify mental, emotional or behavioral functioning

Question 19

REM sleep

Answer 19

deep stage of sleep with rapid eye movements, high-frequency brain waves and dreaming, beta waves

Question 20

REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD)

Answer 20

troublesome dream enactments during REM

Question 21

sedatives

Answer 21

sleep-inducing drugs that decrease nervous system activation and behavioral activity

Question 22

slow-wave sleep (SWS)

Answer 22

stages 3-4, low-frequency delta waves

Question 23

somnabulism

Answer 23

sleepwalking

Question 24

stimulants

Answer 24

drugs that increase central nervous system activation and behavioral activity

Question 25

mesolimbic dopamine pathway

Answer 25

reward pathway, increases drug dependency

Question 26

awake

Answer 26

beta waves

Question 27

drowsy

Answer 27

alpha waves

Question 28

stage 1

Answer 28

theta waves

Question 29

stage 2

Answer 29

spindles

Question 30

stage 3 and 4

Answer 30

slow wave sleep, delta waves